Reference & Instruction Librarian STEM & Digital Scholarship

Position: Reference & Instruction Librarian for STEM & Digital Scholarship
Location: Northfield

The Carleton College Gould Library's Reference & Instruction department seeks an enthusiastic individual to serve as Reference & Instruction Librarian for STEM & Digital Scholarship. The librarian in this position serves as the liaison to selected departments, including Chemistry, Biochemistry, Math and Statistics, and Physics. The Librarian helps carry out the mission of the Reference & Instruction department and Gould Library to support the teaching and learning goals of the college.

They provide one-on-one instruction at the Research/IT desk, in research consultations, and during information literacy instruction sessions in a manner that supports the curriculum and mission of the college.

The Librarian actively participates in campus initiatives, is involved in the campus intellectual life, and collaborates with others in the library and across campus to provide leadership for Carleton's digital scholarship program. The Librarian serves as the primary systems manager for Springshare products and other core departmental digital resources; they also provide technical expertise on emerging technologies and digital accessibility as needed.

The Reference and Instruction Librarian for STEM and Digital Scholarship reports to the Head of Reference and Instruction.

The ideal candidate has the enthusiastic heart of a STEM reference and instruction librarian, plus a deep love for organizing projects, workflows, and data. They are good at explaining complicated technical problems, and enjoy working with students!

The ideal candidate will also have a demonstrated understanding of issues and trends in information literacy in STEM fields, including open science and open data; and have a demonstrated facility with digital scholarship and Lib Apps. We are looking for someone who is comfortable working with technology, but we are willing to train you in specifics. We know there are great candidates who won't fit every aspect of a job, or who have important skills we haven't thought of.

If that's you, don't hesitate to apply.

As part of the College and Gould Library's Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (IDE) efforts, commit to building a strong and inclusive community among students, faculty, and staff, by respecting and making space for diverse backgrounds, values, and points of view. The Reference and Instruction Librarian for STEM and Digital Scholarship reports to the Head of Reference and Instruction.

Carleton College Library is a member of Bridge, a collaborative consortium with the St. Olaf College Libraries. As a member of the Bridge Consortium, the Reference & Instruction Librarian works collaboratively with peers at the St. Olaf Libraries to provide strategic direction and services for the research needs at Carleton and St. Olaf.

Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the hire is complete.
Priority will be given to applications received before April 30
. Please submit both a cover letter; and a current CV or resume. Your cover letter should address the requirements mentioned above, and offer examples of ways in which you have worked with faculty and students in these areas. We accept only online applications.

Compensation:

The expected starting salary range for this position is between $68,000 and $70,300. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:

Reference & Instruction (50%)

• Maintain and continuously develop subject expertise in order to provide excellent reference services to faculty, students, and staff
• Actively engage and provide outreach to faculty to identify and meet students' information literacy needs by providing information literacy instruction and student research consultations, with an emphasis on the sciences and digital scholarship across the curriculum.
• Participate in general reference responsibilities in person, on the phone, through email, chat, and video chat at the Research/IT help desk.
• Create and maintain course, subject, and general online research guides
• Develop and maintain a reference collection that meets the research needs of the students, regardless of publication format
• Collaborate with colleagues in Reference & Instruction on assessment projects to improve the instruction and research support offered by the department
• Collaborate with other academic units on campus, including the Academic Support Center, Quantitative Resource Center, Academic Technology, and the Humanities Center to provide curricular and research support for faculty and students
• Collaborate with library colleagues to mentor and supervise Library Interns
• As part of the College and Gould Library's Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (IDE) efforts, commit to building a strong and inclusive community among students, faculty, and staff, by respecting and making space for diverse backgrounds, values, and points of view
• Serve on…